Staff Software Engineer II
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Job details
About the role:
As a Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack), you will be hands-on in designing, building, and delivering innovative AI-powered solutions, drive technical strategy and embed within business units to reimagine processes and accelerate TR's AI-first transformation.
Build & Design AI-Driven Systems
Define technical standards and best practices for rapid prototyping and lead solution discovery
Hands-on design and prototyping of complex, enterprise-scale AI-driven systems
Personally build engaging front-ends using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
Directly develop robust back-ends with Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, and cloud infrastructure, including API design, data modeling, and AI service integration
Provide Senior Technical Leadership
Contribute to technical design decisions across the stack, including architecture, API design, and system integration patterns
Lead technical architecture decisions and translate high-level business requirements into comprehensive, scalable technical specifications
Mentor other engineers on the team, fostering technical growth and career development
Serve as a senior thought leader, driving technical discussions in executive forums and representing Forward Engineering at internal events
Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration
Serve as a technical leader for full-stack projects through prioritization decisions, scoping out timelines, guiding the work of other engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional partners
Embed directly with prioritized business units to develop deep domain expertise and build stakeholder relationships
Partner with business leaders, functional SMEs, and product teams to co-create solutions and drive adoption
Document solutions and architectural decisions for knowledge transfer and capability building
About You
You are a fit for the position if you have:
Required Skills and Experience
Core Engineering Experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience; Master's degree preferred
8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience across the full stack (we welcome engineers who are stronger in front-end or back-end but have demonstrated capability in both)
Strong leadership experience driving technical initiatives as an individual contributor
Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced environments
Outstanding communication and presentation skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders
Cloud & Infrastructure (Required)
Deep, production-level experience with AWS or Azure - you should have designed, deployed, and operated systems on at least one of these platforms
Experience with cloud orchestration and infrastructure tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar)
AI & Machine Learning (Required)
Proficiency in Python and practical experience working with AI systems, including:
Basic understanding and hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs)
Experience building or integrating AI agents or agentic workflows
Familiarity with LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, or similar)
Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar)
Demonstrated expertise integrating AI models into production systems using APIs, data pipelines, and cloud-native architecture
Basic understanding of vector databases and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns
Data & APIs (Required)
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL endpoints
Hands-on experience with both SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, CosmosDB, or similar)
Understanding of data modeling, database design, and optimization
Security & Best Practices
Understanding of authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, or similar)
Knowledge of security best practices including secrets management and secure API design
Bonus Points
Advanced AI/ML Experience
4+ years of experience leveraging advanced AI/ML frameworks in production systems
Advanced knowledge of vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, pgvector), embeddings, semantic search, and information retrieval systems
Experience with prompt engineering and management tools (LangSmith, PromptLayer, or similar)
Experience with AI governance, model risk management, and regulatory compliance
Infrastructure & Scale
Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, Azure Service Bus, or similar)
Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
Observability & Quality
Production experience with APM and observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, Application Insights, or similar)
Experience implementing comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e) using modern testing frameworks
Knowledge of distributed tracing and logging systems (OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, CloudWatch)
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What’s in it For You?
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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